On Saturday, August 13th, Aylus Williamsville members volunteered at Bunks Across Buffalo. There were multiple stations which we cycled through to make the side and head boards of beds. Volunteers (done 🙂 ): Sarah Qiu, Richard Qiu, Jonathan Li, and Eric Liu (4 hours)

Summer break week 9 of volunteering at Hill Country Community Ministries. (07-27-2022 – 07-28-2022) This is the last week of summer break at volunteering at HCCM, We had such a good time helping people out, either that’s by fixing electronic, giving out free bread, or helping them carry boxes. The manager of the store praised […]

Summer break week 8 of volunteering at Hill Country Community Ministries. (07-19-2022 – 07-26-2022 ) The second last week of participating in HCCM. We cleaned and dusted all the shelves, furniture, and mirrors, to keep the store’s environment clean plus organized. Participants: Richard Geng (18.75 hours) 07-26-2022 2:45 07-25-2022 3:15 07-22-2022 3:00 07-21-2022 3:00 07-20-2022 […]

Summer break week 7 of volunteering at Hill Country Community Ministries. (07-11-2022 – 07-18-2022 ) Cedar Park members this week organized and checked free bread for any mold, expiration date, and staleness and put them out for any families required. Participants: Richard Geng (18.50 hours) 07-18-2022 3:00 07-15-2022 3:00 07-14-2022 3:00 07-13-2022 3:00 07-12-2022 2:45 […]

Summer break week 6 of volunteering at Hill Country Community Ministries. (07-01-2022 – 07-08-2022 ) This week we put out the clothe we sorted last week, we hung them up and organized them to be neat. Participants: Richard Geng (15.25hours) 07-08-2022 3:00 07-07-2022 3:00 07-06-2022 3:15 07-05-2022 3:00 07-01-2022 3:00

Summer break week 5 of volunteering at Hill Country Community Ministries. (06-24-2022 – 6-29-2022 ) This week we have sorted out around 68 shirts, 42 jacket, and 57 pairs of jeans, from the large donations we picked up last week. Participants: Richard Geng (11 hours) 06-29-2022 2:45 06-28-2022 3:00 06-27-2022 0:15 06-27-2022 2:00 06-24-2022 3:00

On Friday, August 12, 2022, AYLUS Twin Cities hosted another food packing event at Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen, MN. The event lasted from 4:30-6:15 PM, totaling 1 hour and 45 minutes. Combined with other volunteers, the 5 AYLUS volunteers packed 59 boxes of food, feeding 35 kids for a year. We are very […]

On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, AYLUS Twin Cities returned to Feed My Starving Children, an organization dedicated to giving children hope through food. The event lasted from 7-8:45 PM, totaling 1 hour and 45 minutes. Altogether, the session packed 48 boxes of food, feeding 28 children for a year. We hope that through our continued […]

On Monday, August 8, 2022, AYLUS Twin Cities hosted another food packing event at Feed My Starving Children, an organization that promises meals to hungry children for 1 year at a time and works to help communities sustain themselves and develop. The event lasted from 7-8:45 PM, totaling 1 hour and 45 minutes. The 3 […]

In August, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum & Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144; Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am–4pm). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a signer […]

In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) Environment Committee continued its conservation, a continuing effort for the GPA students to put their influence on the local community since their last public speech to the West Windsor Council on October 15, 2019. GPA conservationists collected & recycled plastic bags, batteries, clothes, picked up trash […]

From August 9th to August 12, members of the AYLUS Fullerton Branch participated in the Math Success Camp hosted by Saddleback Church.  They helped with tutoring and teaching kids foundational algebra and also helped out with setup/cleanup.  Overall, a lot of fun and learning happened for both the students and the tutors and many bonds […]

Reported by Yicheng Liu Coop with Foodbank, the AYLUS San Diego Committee kicked off the 2022-2023 Solution for Hope on-line classes to raise fund for underprevilliaged families. The 10th Beast Academy Activity was kicked off on Aug 14th, 2022.   Beast Academy is a mathematics tutoring program for elementary and middle school students led by […]

On July 29, Sean Yan arrived at a seniors house to set up his computer to be able to use Skype. At the house Sean installed and ran the necessary software in addition to adjusting the camera and testing the app. Reported by Sean Yan Attandance: sean Yan ( 2 hours)

During the month of July, in 2022, I am  the member of  East Cobb Branch of AYLUS volunteered to tutor English to Senior Citizens. This activity was done online using Zoom and other similar videotelephony programs to simulate a face-to-face class without risking the health of the senior citizen during the COVID-19 pandemic.   AYLUS […]

On Thursday, August 4, 2022, AYLUS Twin Cities hosted a food packing event at Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen, MN. The event lasted from 7-8:45 PM, totaling 1 hour and 45 minutes. The 5 AYLUS volunteers, combined with the rest of the group, packed 70 boxes of food, feeding 96 children for a whole […]

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, AYLUS Twin Cities hosted another food packing event at Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen, MN. The event lasted from 7-8:45 PM, totaling 1 hour and 45 minutes. With other volunteers, the 3 AYLUS members packed a total of 51 boxes of food, feeding 67 kids for a year. We […]

Columbus Branch Set up Instagram Account and Connected with Local NPO on Aug 14, 2022 In order to enhance AYLUS-Columbus’ impact and credibility, and better engage and connect with other organizations and the general public, as a result of leadership meeting on 08042022, Columbus branch set up an Instagram account and started posting group events […]

Buffalo String Works provides “rigorous music instruction and a creative home for refugee, immigrant, and historically marginalized youth. We recognize the significance of music as a universal language, and by lifting up the voices of our students and parents, we cultivate youth to be agents of social change. ” Their website can be found here. […]

Columbus branch held leadership meeting on Aug 4th, 2022 Summer 2022 Meals on Wheels Placemats June & July: 118 mats total Emphasize quality over quantity Giving Garden Doing much better: growth, less weeds Several GG events over the summer Reserved until October Fourth of July and Irish Festival Lots of volunteers Pretty easy to get […]

On Sunday, August 14th, the AYLUS Columbus branch volunteered at the Dublin Giving Garden at Coffman Park from 7 to 8 pm. The volunteers watered the plants in the garden, careful to not overwater them. The weeds that were removed from inside and around the garden were properly placed inside the provided lawn bags and […]

Columbus Branch Donated Record 118 Placemats to Meals on Wheels on August 2, 2022Throughout the summer, members of AYLUS Columbus created an impressive 118 handmade placemats for the local Meals on Wheels program — the largest number made in a single round so far! The mats were delivered to the Dublin Service Center on August […]

In August, members of the Greater Princeton branch of AYLUS (GPA) served at Morven Museum & Garden (55 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540; Phone 609-924-8144; Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am–4pm). A National Historic Landmark, Morven is on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey. The home of Richard Stockton, a signer […]

On Ausust 13th, 2022, AYLUS Scottsdale attended a FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving with malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 4 (2.75 hrs): Jingbo Xia Mariah Sun Parisa Yazdani […]

On Ausust 12th, 2022, AYLUS Scottsdale attended a FMSC event to help give back to children in impoverished conditions around the world. Members packed, stored, and processed parts of Soy, Rice, Vegetables, and Vitamins for those who are starving with malnutrition. Members that attended include: Session 5 (2.75 hrs): Jingbo Xia Aiden Kai William Chu

Reported by: Charlotte Shi   Event description: From 9:00 to 11:00 AM PDT on Sunday, August 14th, members of the Saratoga AYLUS branch cleaned up Saratoga Creek Park. Our goals were finding a way to help the environment and spreading awareness about pollution. Volunteers collected around 5 bags’ worth of trash; at the end of […]

On August 13, David Wang, Joseph Wang, Alice Shu, Arielsie Li attended the garden cleaning activity in the Lexington Community Center(LCC). It was  hot. We pulled up the weeds and cared for the garden. The activity took 2hr.  We are happy after the cleanup for the community.  

On August 13, 2022, AYLUS Bridgewater volunteered at feeding hands from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Our work consisted of delivering food to families in need and sorting out food to put on the wagons. Participants: Andrew Wang (2.5 hours), Alan Jiang (2.5 hours), Sabrina (2.5 hours), Olivia (2.5 hours)

Reported by Enze Luo On Aug 7th, San Diego students of AYLUS organized the 129st online English for the Elderly activity. The goal of this activity is to help elderly men and women from China learn the basics of English so that they’re able to use them in their daily lives. Due to the current […]

On August 13th, 2022, 13 members of the AYLUS Bellaire Branch volunteered at the Teen Nation Back to School Health and Wellness Jam-Fest from 10:00-1:30. The Teen Nation Back to School Jam-Fest provided school supplies, hygiene products, vaccinations, and other health services to communities in need. The event also offered free haircuts and hair styling to […]

On August 11 and 12, 2022, a handful of AYLUS Bellaire Branch members participated in fundraising for their own branch at the Dragon Academy’s two locations. The main items that were sold included gently used books, beverages like milk tea and sodas, as well as popcorn with a variety of colors.    Ever since the […]

Reported by Yicheng Liu On August 9, 2022, students from the San Diego Branch of AYLUS organized and participated in Computer for Kids Lab volunteer event for 2.5 hours, repairing and cleaning electronic devices in order to prepare them to send to children of low-income families. This helps the kids achieve academic success through possible […]

On August 12, 2022, the Irvine branch of AYLUS hosted the last of eight math classes to help aspiring students learn mathematics. Clayland Lee and Tim Cai taught these students in a host of various methods to help them effectively retain the information taught. We created a review Kahoot and worked together through the problems. […]

On August 5, 2022, the Irvine branch of AYLUS hosted the seventh of eight math classes to help aspiring students learn mathematics. Clayland Lee taught these students in a host of various methods to help them effectively retain the information taught. We taught them inequalities and similar comparisons between numbers, reviewing content from last lesson […]

In early August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS collaborated with many other branches for the newest edition of our newsletter, AYLUS TIMES.  Editors across the country worked together to have this newsletter published on a monthly basis. Besides the AYLUS announcement, the two-page newsletter covers unique volunteering activities at nationwide branches. We expect this […]

In August, the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) sent its members to volunteer at the Watershed Butterfly House and also as a Streamwatch Bacterial Action Team (BACT) (31 Titus Mill Road Pennington, NJ 08534, 609-737-3735, info@thewatershed.org). GPA members are working hard to get the Butterfly House up and running. They help weed, water, plant, […]